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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
As told to Mina Holland

Grace Dent: ‘I eat like a wild animal’

Spice of life: Grace Dent.
Spice of life: Grace Dent. Composite: Suki Dhanda/The Guardian/Oli Frape

I have a job which often requires me to eat more than a human being probably should; 2,000 calories in one meal is quite normal – lots of butter, sugar, fat, cream – all the things that make things taste delicious. I realised early on in this game that I could only do it if I ate quite sparsely the rest of the time.

I really watch what I put into my body now. I’ve realised that, from your mid-40s, everything you eat and drink shows in your face. You become hammered on a G&T and feel awful after a late-night Burger King.

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